The following was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch.org: Brazil, England, India, Italy, Nicaragua, Spain, and Wales Records Added Also new U.S. records for Delaware, New Hampshire, Texas, and Virginia More fascinating collections were published this week online at FamilySearch.org ó39 million new records, to be exact. The England and Wales 1901 Census will certainly be a favorite for British and Welsh researchers. And how about one million images added for Italy? Or India Land Ownership Pedigrees? FamilySearchís Texas collections have always been popular, and this week ...

The following News Release was received from Thomas MacEntee: Genealogy Society Management Papers by Well-Known Authors February 28, 2011 – Austin, TX. The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces that a vast collection of its Society Strategy Series papers is now available—free to the public—at the FGS website (http://www.fgs....etystrategy/ ). The Society Strategy Series is a collection of papers filled with suggestions and instructions for the management of genealogical societies, historical societies, and family associations. These papers have been ...

The following databases were added this last week at The Original Record : 1269 Rutland Forest Pleas Pleas of the Venison in the county of Rutland heard at Oakham on the morrow of Midsummer Day in the 53rd year of the reign of king Henry III, 25 June 1269, recorded in Public Record Office Forest Proceedings, Treasury of Receipt, No. 140, were selected, transcribed (the Latin extended) and translated by G. J. Turner and published by the Selden Society in 1901. The text and translation are printed on facing pages. 1760-1765 Convicted Criminals When Joseph Redington, Assistant Keeper ...

There was a good article by Susan Dibble printed in the February 24, 2011 edition of the Daily Herald about my friend, Jeff Bockman. It was quite a write-up. Following is just a teaser. Genealogy author and speaker Jeff Bockman doesn’t expect everyone to spend years researching their family history as he has done. But he does encourage everyone to save, preserve and identify family records and photos already in their hands or readily available to them. “Once you find what you don’t know about the family, curiosity kind of takes over,” he said. … As Bockman ...

The following news release was received from Paul Nauta with FamilySearch: Speak or Read Hungarian? FamilySearch Indexing Launches Its First Hungarian Project FamilySearch is keeping sync with its goal to increase access to records worldwide. Part of that formula is to keep introducing indexing projects from more countries. It also means additional languages for volunteers to tackle. FamilySearch has 73 international indexing projects currently underway. That’s right, 73. This week FamilySearch indexing added its first project in Hungarian, which means projects now cover 12 ...

Did you ever play the game of Blockhead with your kids? This was a favorite of ours and even a favorite when the grandkids came (until they turned teen and snorted at such simple pleasures). You remember the game…. it was how you began that ultimately decided who would win. You always began with a flat stable piece and not the round one….. unless you wanted to stymie your opponent right away. So what does the Blockhead game have to do with genealogy? LOTS! Think of a genealogy presentation on documentation. How your begin, how firm a foundation, you have to your problem ...

The following news release was received from Kathy Wurth of Family Tree Tours: For those who wish to journey to their ancestral hometowns and experience the lives their ancestors led before emigrating, Family Tree Tours announces a new website featuring research resources and German heritage trips. WASHINGTON, MO—FEBRUARY, 2011—Family Tree Tours, a leading German genealogy tour provider for genealogy societies and individuals, announces its new website and preplanned group heritage tours for 2011. For those who wish to know more about their family history and ancestral ...

The February 20, 2011 edition of Ancestry.com’s Weekly Discovery noted that United States Military Post Returns dating from 1806 through 1916 had been updated, complete with a free index at Ancestry.com. That got me to thinking about my great-grandfather, and led to some remarkable discoveries. My great-grandfather, Henry Canfield, fought with volunteer Michigan Cavalry throughout the Civil War. As the war ended, he reenlisted and according to family lore, went west, dying at Camp Douglas in Salt Lake City in March of 1866. Over the last 30 years, I’ve done a lot of research on ...

Our friend, Sandra Luebking, passed away a few days ago . The Federation of Genealogical Societies has now established the Sandra H. Luebking Memorial. The following is a news release which I received from Thomas MacEntee: Now Accepting Contributions to the War of 1812 Digitization Project 22 February 2011 – Austin, TX. The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces the establishment of the Sandra H. Luebking Memorial as a way of remembering the work and achievements of an influential leader in the genealogy community, the late Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. With ...

Christine Stibbe wrote a good step-by-step walk through the Rosie O’Donnell episode of NBC’s “Who Do You think You Are? ” Following is a teaser. Friday night’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? followed Rosie O’Donnell on her genealogical journey to discover her Irish roots. In the beginning of the episode, we learn that her mother passed away when she was a child which resulted in a lack of family knowledge and a disconnected relationship with her siblings. This inspired O’Donnell’s journey to learn more about the ancestors on her ...

AMELIASBURGH [Ontario, Canada] — One of the most prestigious military libraries is now calling Prince Edward County home. National Defence Minister Peter MacKay was in Ameliasburgh last week with MP Daryl Kramp to complete the transfer of the Victoria Cross Library from Britain to the Marilyn Adams Genealogical Research Centre . “This is a historic day for this community and there is much living history here,” he said. “Which is why I am so grateful for the work you are doing — to preserve, to promote, to educate — not only about (the military ...

In checking FamilySearch.org, I see that a number of new and updated United States Marriage Records have been posted in the last few days. I have also updated my complete FamilySearch U.S.A. Marriage Records posting of January 30 to reflect these new databases and records. Delaware Marriages 1913-1954 - Name index to marriage records from the state of Delaware - 112,894 records as of 17 Feb 2011 - up from just over 8,000 a few days ago. All New Database - Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1910 - Images of marriage registers and records made by county clerks in Kansas. Includes the ...

The following was received from Steve Perreault: Jean Perreault, qualified by the Connecticut Sate Library to do genealogy research, takes an in depth look at the 2381 residents from the Granbys who were enumerated in the depression era 1930 Federal census. Her publication entitled Footprints Across Connecticut From 1930 East Granby & Granby Census, is a digest of information concerning these Connecticut residents. Most of their lives have now ended but their personal histories live on through public records. The author accessed vital statistics, prior census records, town ...

The annual NGS conference is fast approaching - this year in Charleston, South Carolina. Family Roots Publishing willl be exhibiting - with four booths this year. Look for the Family Roots Publishing Company booth in booths 109, 111, 208, 210. We’re located at the front of the hall next to NGS, and NEHGS. If you haven’t registered yet, now is the time! It promises to be a great conference. The following news release was received from Gayathri Kher at the National Genealogical Society: (21 February 2011) —REGISTER NOW FOR THE CONFERENCE AND SAVE! The NGS 2011 Family ...

One thing….. one motivational thing…….. I learned at RootsTech was that the Wiki at FamilySearch is devloping into a #1 Gold-Plated Grade A Double WOW research tool. Have you use this resource yet?? The Wiki at FamilySearch will help you learn all about a research topic or helps for researching in a place. Case in point: A lady in the group came up to me in the Library wanting my help in writing a letter to an archive in Poland. (She knew from help down on B-1 that the record she wanted to see was not filmed or digitized and so she would have to write to Poland.) What do ...